Resuming from last week, I bring you now to Part 3 of my summer 2020 stay at Yellowstone National Park. In accordance with common sense and sound mathematics, Part 3 of this series tells the story of Day 4 of the trip. I spent the … Continue reading Yellowstone 2020, part three
Several weeks ago, I mentioned the possibility of my getting a Levodopa pump system “installed” on my person. I have since decided against the pump, despite the fact I never looked at the additional information I had requested. For me, it comes down to two things:
But, as I said in the previous pump post, something has to change. And now I think I know what that is. The reason I feel like something must be changed is not because of the physical fatigue I’ve been experiencing, or any of the motor symptoms. It’s because of the anxiety and depression that come with most of my Off Periods. When this has been the case in the past, it has been successfully countered by slightly increasing my Pramipexole dosage. So, I’m increasing it from 11 pills a day to 12. After a week or so, I’ll take stock of my situation and go from there.
As for the pump, it’s still a possibility down the road. But it’s not happening until I’m so far gone that someone else is in charge of my hygiene.
During the summer of 2020, I made a life-long dream come true: I stayed an entire week at lodgings inside Yellowstone National Park. OK, not quite an entire week. I spent one night in Jackson, Wyoming so that I could more readily visit the nearby … Continue reading Yellowstone 2020, part two
For the last few weeks, I have been telling you that I’m busier than usual, and will soon have a Major Announcement to make. And now I believe the time has come to make not one, not two, but THREE announcements! So let’s get started, … Continue reading NEW AMAZING PRODUCT!
During the summer of 2020, I made a life-long dream come true: I stayed an entire week at lodgings inside Yellowstone National Park. Not surprisingly, I ended up with a LOT of photographs. Having been on a couple of quick weekend trips to Yellowstone over … Continue reading Yellowstone 2020, part one
And now, once again, it’s time for… Excerpts from Novels that Never Existed! NOTE: The excerpts below, and the non-existent novels from which they are taken, are all © 2023 by Cedric Williams Dr. Yobbo devoured all seven of the seven-layer burritos, thus creating 49 … Continue reading Even More Excerpts from Novels that Never Existed
During the Spring of 2013, I took some family for a ride on the Royal Gorge Railroad. The ride begins at the Cañon City, Colorado railroad station. From there, it travels the length of the Gorge (upstream), then reverses direction and comes back down the … Continue reading Royal Gorge Railroad (March 2013)
© 2023 by Cedric Williams If you’re screwed, glued, and tattooed…and you come unglued…then you’ve just solved one of your three problems. Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and begged you not to leave because I’d go berserk? Well, I … Continue reading Even More Random Thoughts From a Damn Weirdo
For reasons that I hope to explain a few weeks from now, I am significantly busier than usual. This may lead to fewer posts than normal over the next month or so, and is definitely causing today’s ThrowBack Thursday post to be a short one. … Continue reading Phantom Canyon (March 2013)
There is now a “pump” available for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients. I’m supposed to be getting more info from my PD specialist soon, but here’s what I know so far. In an out-patient procedure, a tube is surgically implanted, allowing the “dope” to be delivered directly into your intestines. The pump, which is worn externally, continuously feeds the dope into your intestines. So, it sounds like you’re getting the same medication, it’s just that you’re getting a steady stream of it. Thus, it eliminates the ups and downs (i.e., the Off Periods) that many of us contend with every day.
I really don’t like the idea of having anything surgically implanted in me, but I have to change something. I got back from my latest trip almost two weeks ago. In that time, I’ve done almost nothing but lay on the couch all day, never feeling up to doing anything. Not even writing for this blog – and we can’t have that, now, can we? So, I’m thinking a tube may be in my future. I’ll keep ya posted.
Voyages with Parkinson's 